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Man complains about the government forcing him to buy a new car so he and his wife can continue to do their 1km school run. (lemmy.world)

submitted 16 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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And I thought Americans were carbrained, holy shit.

(To be fair, he's not wrong in that this is intended to keep the auto companies and the government nice and fat -- but the obvious response to this is to agitate for better public transit, not railing against an environmentally sound policy.)

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 6 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Public transit is not necessary for a 1km distance.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 11 hours ago

I mean, I'm pretty sure I've heard of recent cases where women have been gang raped just walking down the street as well, but my comment was more referring to ops comment that they should be agitating for better public transport. I agree with the sentiment, but there might be a safety factor pushing the lady to drive. That's possibly true for walking too. Walking may also not be feasible due to lack of walking infrastructure or mobility issues. My mother in law probably couldn't walk a kilometre, she's not obese and is mostly mobile, but she's just had multiple knee replacements and walking that distance isn't possible.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Right, but also there's the whole gang rape thing.... Imma go ahead and say people should do what makes them feel safe from gang rape.